Tie rack



A. D. ALBERT Oct. 12, 1937.

TIE RACK Filed Feb. 18, 1936 E' mfg/@0% ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 12, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 L f` f Y 2,095,900

, TIE RACK Abraham D. l'bert, New York, N. Y. Application February 18, 1936, Serial rNo. 64,564 U l s claims.Y (c1. al1-a9) Y Y The present invention relates to tie racks and It will also be noted that the various sections I more particularly to a device of that character have been hingedly connected so as to open away for holding a plurality of neckties. from the supporting section 5. Thus the section The primary object of the invention is the pro- S will abut section 5 and the section I0 will abut 5 vision of a rack wherein the necktie supporting the section 9 when in folded or collapsed posimembers are integral with and form a part of the tion, and by grasping the outer section I0, the rack. several sections can be opened so as to com- A further object of the invention resides in pletely display all of the n-eckties supported the provision of a necktie rack that is readily thereon.

foldable or collapsible so that a number of neck- For supporting individual neckties there is pro- 10 ties may be supported in a minimum amount of vided the channel shaped arms I5 depending space. from and integral with the sections of the neck- A still further object of the invention is the tie rack. The arms I5 are stamped out from the provision of a necktie rack holder of comparabottom portion of each of the sections and are l5 tively simple and inexpensive construction, yet convexed so as to Ycause the intermediate por- 15 durable and highly efficient in ope-ration. tion I6 to project Within the slot I'I formed dur- The invention will be fully and comprehening the stamping of the arm I5, as illustrated in sively understood from a consideration of the fol- Fig. 2 of the drawing. For further aiding in suplowing detailed description when read in connecporting the tie there is provided a knob or the tion'with the accompanying drawing which forms like I8 which likewise projects through the slot I'I. 2o part of the application. From the above description it can be readily In the drawing: understood that one or more neckties may be Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the new and imsupported on each arm I5, and when positioned proved necktie rack in a partially extended posithereon will be retained due to the convexity of tion. the arm and its knob I8. The tie will pass over 25 Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational View the arm and will be supported between the slot with parts broken away to clearly illustrate the I"I and the arm I5, and while so supported may necktie supporting arm. be easily and readily removed. It is to be under- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of stood that any desired numb'er of arms I5 may Fig. 2, and be stamped out of the section depending, of 30 Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a modified supcourse, upon the size of each section. porting means for the device. In Fig. 4 of the drawing there is disclosed a Referring to the drawing for a more detailed rack in which a hanger I9 has been attached to description thereof, it will benoted that the new the central section 20, which will serve to supand improved necktie rack is formed of several port the rack from a clothes pole or the like ZI. 35

sections hingedly connected and having one Sec- In this form of the invention the device is coniJOn adapted i0 be Secured t0 s Wall, 1001s 0r the structed the same as in the preferred form above like. described.

The numeral 5 indicates one section of the It is to be understood that this improvement is Tack which is Supported t0 n Wall, dOOI', 01 the capable of extended application and is not con- 40 like 5 by fastening elements 'I, within the rear fined t0 the exact showing of the drawing nor portion 8. While the invention has been illusthe precise construction described and, therefore, Hated Using 3 SeCi'fiOnS 5, 9 and I0, it is t0 be such changes and modifications may be made understood that any desired number of sections therein as d0 not affect the Spirit of the invenmay be hingedly eenneeted Without departin tion nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in 45 from the spirit of the invention. the appended claims.

Each of the sections is channel shaped in cross- What is claimed as new is: section as' illustrated in Fig. 3 0f the drawing, 1. A foldable necktie rack comprising apluraland have their adjoining ends flanged as at II ity of hingedly connected channel sections confor hinged connection at I2. It is to be undersisting of at least one intermediate section and 50 SOOd that any fOlIn 0f hinged COnStI'llCtiOn may end sections thereon, one of said sections being be used, but the preferred form has been illusadapted for mounting to a fixed support, each trated which comprises a Din I3 eXtending section being composed of an intermediate web through the supporting hinges I4 formed in the and upstanding flanges extending therefrom, said flanged ends II. intermediate web being punched out to form a 55 plurality of necktie engaging elements thereon, and hinge elements formed on opposed ends of the respective anges of said intermediate section for engagement with complemental hinge elements on corresponding iianges of said end sections.

2. A necktie rack of the type described comprising `a. plurality of U-shaped elements, supporting means substantially permanently attached to certain of said elements, pivots passing through formations in the sides of the ends of said elements whereby they are held in movable union, readily capable of being positioned side by side and also aligned relationship, and tie positioning and holding members formed as part of and positioned at the bottom of said U-shaped elements, said members being adapted to hold and maintain a. plurality of ties in relatively fixed position when the device is in opened position and when it is in closed position,

3. A necktie rack of the type described comprising a plurality of U-shaped elements, supporting means substantially permanently attached to certain of said elements, pivots passing through formations in the sides of the ends of said elements whereby they are held in movable union, readily capable of being positioned side by side and also aligned relationship, and tie positioning and holding members formed as part of and positioned at the bottom of said U-shaped elements, said members comprising curved channelled shapes resiliently held in substantially parallel relationship to said U-shaped elements and having projections located at substantially the midpoint of the upper surface thereof adapted to engage with objects positioned between said channelled shapes and said U-shaped elements and rmly hold same in substantially Xed position. 

